Ithaka
Ithaka
How could I resist a title like that? So this is a side story to the Odyssey – it is set in Ithaca during the period Odysseus is trying to make his way home. The protagonist in this story is a young girl, who along with her twin brother, grows up as playmates with Telemachus, son of Odysseus and Penelope. As they reach adolescence their close bond is strained due mainly to the introduction into…
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Comparative Government
No! Do not panic. I’m not reviewing a book on government systems from my Year 11 Politics class.
I came across this little beauty today, as I was cataloguing my book collection. I opened it up for a quick look see, and found something quite telling about why I have not been here over the last three and a half years.
Get this. ‘The Façade democracy’
This is where “liberal democratic…
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Ferney
Ferney, by James Long Jo suggested this one. She said it was a story with a bit of time travel. Fab! I love science fiction. Only, it wasn’t. It was more fantasy. What is the difference I hear you ask? Well, Science fiction usually involves a scientific idea, and/or an amazing technical feat or at least some sort of semi coherent explanation for the weird stuff that happens. In fantasy, weird…
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Hey babe, call for you ..
Hey babe, call for you ..
Today you had a call from a recruitment company. I was a little curt with the poor fellow . I felt bad about it. But not so bad that I would be endlessly kicking myself, the way I normally do when I feel I’ve been unkind.. But he got me by surprise. It was the last thing I expected. The first time they called (yesterday) I saw the 02 area code, and ignored it thinking it was another…
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The Good People
Oh boy – months since my last. Oh well – not like anyone is waiting for them, or reading them. Kent, Hannah, The Good People Set in the late 19th century rural Ireland – where people lived a simple, yet harsh existence. Their labour was arduous, their earnings meagre, the climate mostly frigid. The country at that time is at the cusp of losing their traditional superstitions (Fairies) and…
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The Dry
The Dry, by Jane Harper I forgot how much I love a whodunit until my book club buddies started suggesting them way back at the start of this caper – with Adrian McKinty’s and his Sean Duffy series. Jo’s pick for this month hit the sweet spot. This one is set in a rural township, drought stricken, tinder dry and unbearably hot. The locals are not necessarily welcoming. A gruesome murder suicide…
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Home with Alice by S Fallon
Home with Alice by S Fallon
I came across this title when I was shelving books at work – as I was walking by the travel books and having a quick squiz for something to read. This book is more of a memoir than it is a travel book and that made it interesting for me. Full disclosure – I’ve been a little bit obsessed with Ireland since my first trip there in 2017, around the time of my last book “review”. A lot of what I’ve…
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